Thursday, 14 September 2017

European RL Season : 2017 (Part One)

For those who are not au fait with RL in the UK, you are at the right place. This explains the current system, which seems to be working well. It provides excitement through the season and there is much to play for with virtually every match.

It is in two parts, this being the first covering the top two leagues, Super League (first division) and the Championship (second division). Both divisions have 12 sides each and they play 23 games. Once those games are completed, the following occurs.

Super League Super 8s: The top 8 from SL enter this stage with their season's points carried over. After seven matches the top four go into a knockout stage to determine the grand final winner. The other four teams finish their campaign.

Super League Qualifiers: The bottom four from SL and top four from the championship combine and all start with zero points. After seven games the top three are assured of SL status next year, the bottom three go into the championship for the following year. Fourth and fifth play off to see who goes up to SL and who goes to the Championship.

Championship Shield: The lower eight from the Championship carry over their points earned so far and play seven games with the top four going into a playoff to see who wins the shield. 5th and 6th remain in the Championship but 7th and 8th are relegated to League One (division three).

SL Super 8s

1

Castleford

50

Super League

2

Leeds

40

1

Castleford

40

3

Hull FC

35

2

Leeds

30

4

St Helens

33

3

Hull FC

27

5

Wakefield

32

4

Salford

26

6

Wigan

31

5

Wakefield

26

7

Salford

28

6

St Helens

25

8

Huddersfield

25

7

Wigan

23

8

Huddersfield

21

9

Warrington

20

SL Qualifiers

10

Catalans

15

1

Warrington

14

11

Leigh

12

2

Widnes

10

12

Widnes

11

3

Hull KR

10

4

Leigh

8

Championship

5

Catalans

8

1

Hull KR

39

6

London

3

2

London

36

7

Featherstone

3

3

Featherstone

31

8

Halifax

0

4

Halifax

32

5

Toulouse

30

6

Batley

22

Championship Shield

7

Sheffield

20

1

Toulouse

42

8

Dewsbury

16

2

Batley

33

9

Rochdale

15

3

Sheffield

26

10

Swinton

12

4

Dewsbury

24

11

Oldham

11

5

Rochdale

17

12

Bradford*

0

6

Swinton

16

7

Oldham

14

8

Bradford

10

* Bradford had 12 points deducted for entering administration. The list was updated when the season ended.Part two can be seen by clicking here.